snuff
1
[ snuhf ]
/ snʌf /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Idioms for snuff
- British. not easily imposed upon; shrewd; sharp.
- up to a certain standard; satisfactory: His performance wasn't up to snuff.
up to snuff, Informal.
Origin of snuff
1
First recorded in 1520–30,
snuff is from the Dutch word
snuffen
OTHER WORDS FROM snuff
snuff·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby snuff
snub,
snub-nosed,
snubby,
snubfin dolphin,
snuck,
snuff,
snuff film,
snuff movie,
snuff out,
snuff stick,
snuff-dipping
Definition for snuff (2 of 2)
snuff
2
[ snuhf ]
/ snʌf /
noun
the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
a thing of little or no value, especially if left over.
verb (used with object)
to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.).
Verb Phrases
snuff out,
- to extinguish: to snuff out a candle.
- to suppress; crush: to snuff out opposition.
- Informal. to kill or murder: Many lives were snuffed out during the epidemic.
Origin of snuff
2
1350–1400; Middle English
snoffe < ?
Example sentences from the Web for snuff
British Dictionary definitions for snuff (1 of 3)
snuff
1
/ (snʌf) /
verb
(tr)
to inhale through the nose
(when intr, often foll by at)
(esp of an animal) to examine by sniffing
noun
an act or the sound of snuffing
Derived forms of snuff
snuffer, nounWord Origin for snuff
C16: probably from Middle Dutch
snuffen to snuffle, ultimately of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for snuff (2 of 3)
snuff
2
/ (snʌf) /
noun
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils or less commonly for chewing
a small amount of this
any powdered substance, esp one for sniffing up the nostrils
up to snuff informal
- in good health or in good condition
- mainly British not easily deceived
verb
(intr)
to use or inhale snuff
Word Origin for snuff
C17: from Dutch
snuf, shortened from
snuftabale, literally: tobacco for snuffing; see
snuff
1
British Dictionary definitions for snuff (3 of 3)
snuff
3
/ (snʌf) /
verb (tr)
(often foll by out)
to extinguish (a light from a naked flame, esp a candle)
to cut off the charred part of (the wick of a candle, etc)
(usually foll by out) informal
to suppress; put an end to
snuff it British informal
to die
noun
the burned portion of the wick of a candle
Word Origin for snuff
C14
snoffe, of obscure origin
Medical definitions for snuff
snuff
[ snŭf ]
v.
To inhale something audibly through the nose; sniff.
n.
A preparation of finely pulverized tobacco that can be drawn up into the nostrils by inhaling.
A medicated powder inhaled through or blown into the nose.
Idioms and Phrases with snuff
snuff